Adding trusted FortiManager units to a FortiClient agent
When installing the FortiClient software, users must set up at least one trusted FortiManager unit. (For more information, see FortiClient Software v4.0 Release Notes.) Later, you can add more trusted FortiManager units through the FortiClient Manager and push them to the FortiClient agents. Then the FortiClient agents can be managed by the trusted FortiManager units.
Create New | Select to add a FortiManager unit to manage FortiClient agents. |
Override | The FortiClient agent’s configuration includes those inherited from the group to which the agent belongs. Selecting override allows you to modify the inherited trusted FortiManager configuration on this FortiClient agent. Deselecting override means that you want to use the trusted FortiManager configuration inherited from the group to which the computer belongs. Even with inherited trusted FortiManager configurations, you can still add new trusted FortiManager units for a FortiClient agent. |
Name | Name of a trusted FortiManager unit. |
Trusted FortiManager | IP address/range of a trusted FortiManager unit. |
Comments | Any notes for a trusted FortiManager unit. |
Action | Select the Delete icon to remove a trusted FortiManager unit, and the Edit icon to modify the values of a trusted FortiManager unit. When configuring a group, to copy the trusted FortiManager definition to other groups select Copy to other group. |
To add a trusted FortiManager unit:
1. In the FortiClient Manager, select Client/Group > Client > Managed Client in the navigation pane.
2. In the All Managed Clients list, select the FortiClient agent you want from the Host Name column.
3. From the FortiClient menu, select General > Trusted FortiManager.
4. Select Create New.
5. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the trusted FortiManager unit.
6. From the Type list, select the type of address information you have for the trusted FortiManager unit and enter it in the field.
• Single Address: the IP address of the unit.
• IP Range: the IP range that includes the unit.
• Subnet: the IP address and netmask of the subnet that includes the unit.
• FQDN: the fully qualified domain name of the unit.
7. Optionally, add information about the unit in the Comments field.
8. Select OK.